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/ˈsʌli/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Sully is a masculine given name documented in English.
Separate records with matching spellings: Sully (English)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 35 boys (rank 3314). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1900–2025 Spelling: SULLY
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Source: Insee · Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
« VALEUR : fréquence arrondie au multiple de 5 le plus proche ». « La mise en place de cet arrondi, à partir de la diffusion de juillet 2025, est motivée par la variabilité de quelques unités d'une année à l'autre des fréquences et par la mise en œuvre des obligations relatives au secret statistique. » « En raison des arrondis, la somme des effectifs départementaux peut différer des effectifs régionaux ou nationaux. » Every observation is therefore valueStatus=rounded (verified: 0 rows with a count that is not a multiple of 5).
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 5 | 445 | rounded |
| 1901 | 10 | 401 | rounded |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | 10 | 398 | rounded |
| 1904 | 10 | 439 | rounded |
| 1905 | 10 | 401 | rounded |
| 1906 | 10 | 391 | rounded |
| 1907 | 10 | 443 | rounded |
| 1908 | 15 | 344 | rounded |
| 1909 | 15 | 366 | rounded |
| 1910 | 10 | 412 | rounded |
| 1911 | 10 | 397 | rounded |
| 1912 | 5 | 530 | rounded |
| 1913 | 5 | 548 | rounded |
| 1914 | 10 | 460 | rounded |
| 1915 | 5 | 580 | rounded |
| 1916 | 10 | 365 | rounded |
| 1917 | 5 | 468 | rounded |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | 10 | 364 | rounded |
| 1920 | 10 | 407 | rounded |
| 1921 | 10 | 457 | rounded |
| 1922 | 15 | 366 | rounded |
| 1923 | 10 | 465 | rounded |
| 1924 | 10 | 534 | rounded |
| 1925 | 10 | 463 | rounded |
| 1926 | 20 | 363 | rounded |
| 1927 | 5 | 684 | rounded |
| 1928 | 5 | 589 | rounded |
| 1929 | 15 | 377 | rounded |
| 1930 | 5 | 759 | rounded |
| 1931 | 5 | 592 | rounded |
| 1932 | 10 | 527 | rounded |
| 1933 | 10 | 423 | rounded |
| 1934 | 10 | 439 | rounded |
| 1935 | 10 | 444 | rounded |
| 1936 | 10 | 407 | rounded |
| 1937 | 10 | 460 | rounded |
| 1938 | 5 | 517 | rounded |
| 1939 | 5 | 638 | rounded |
| 1940 | 15 | 354 | rounded |
| 1941 | 10 | 447 | rounded |
| 1942 | 5 | 477 | rounded |
| 1943 | 15 | 327 | rounded |
| 1944 | 10 | 400 | rounded |
| 1945 | 10 | 392 | rounded |
| 1946 | 15 | 374 | rounded |
| 1947 | 15 | 353 | rounded |
| 1948 | 15 | 419 | rounded |
| 1949 | 10 | 478 | rounded |
| 1950 | 15 | 410 | rounded |
| 1951 | 15 | 393 | rounded |
| 1952 | 15 | 389 | rounded |
| 1953 | 25 | 337 | rounded |
| 1954 | 15 | 459 | rounded |
| 1955 | 15 | 434 | rounded |
| 1956 | 35 | 283 | rounded |
| 1957 | 30 | 311 | rounded |
| 1958 | 25 | 360 | rounded |
| 1959 | 45 | 266 | rounded |
| 1960 | 40 | 308 | rounded |
| 1961 | 45 | 298 | rounded |
| 1962 | 40 | 333 | rounded |
| 1963 | 45 | 313 | rounded |
| 1964 | 45 | 331 | rounded |
| 1965 | 35 | 368 | rounded |
| 1966 | 45 | 331 | rounded |
| 1967 | 45 | 348 | rounded |
| 1968 | 45 | 339 | rounded |
| 1969 | 55 | 322 | rounded |
| 1970 | 40 | 393 | rounded |
| 1971 | 45 | 395 | rounded |
| 1972 | 50 | 397 | rounded |
| 1973 | 30 | 534 | rounded |
| 1974 | 35 | 484 | rounded |
| 1975 | 30 | 543 | rounded |
| 1976 | 30 | 514 | rounded |
| 1977 | 35 | 482 | rounded |
| 1978 | 25 | 592 | rounded |
| 1979 | 25 | 610 | rounded |
| 1980 | 25 | 690 | rounded |
| 1981 | 10 | 1,110 | rounded |
| 1982 | 25 | 720 | rounded |
| 1983 | 20 | 745 | rounded |
| 1984 | 20 | 848 | rounded |
| 1985 | 15 | 932 | rounded |
| 1986 | 15 | 1,066 | rounded |
| 1987 | 15 | 993 | rounded |
| 1988 | 10 | 1,309 | rounded |
| 1989 | 10 | 1,241 | rounded |
| 1990 | 10 | 1,285 | rounded |
| 1991 | 10 | 1,484 | rounded |
| 1992 | 10 | 1,331 | rounded |
| 1993 | 10 | 1,536 | rounded |
| 1994 | 10 | 1,701 | rounded |
| 1995 | 25 | 859 | rounded |
| 1996 | 25 | 841 | rounded |
| 1997 | 15 | 1,207 | rounded |
| 1998 | 25 | 854 | rounded |
| 1999 | 30 | 871 | rounded |
| 2000 | 20 | 1,059 | rounded |
| 2001 | 20 | 1,072 | rounded |
| 2002 | 35 | 815 | rounded |
| 2003 | 30 | 959 | rounded |
| 2004 | 35 | 905 | rounded |
| 2005 | 20 | 1,277 | rounded |
| 2006 | 25 | 1,167 | rounded |
| 2007 | 20 | 1,396 | rounded |
| 2008 | 25 | 1,202 | rounded |
| 2009 | 15 | 1,706 | rounded |
| 2010 | 10 | 2,257 | rounded |
| 2011 | 20 | 1,707 | rounded |
| 2012 | 20 | 1,624 | rounded |
| 2013 | 20 | 1,706 | rounded |
| 2014 | 15 | 2,038 | rounded |
| 2015 | 20 | 1,656 | rounded |
| 2016 | 15 | 1,962 | rounded |
| 2017 | 15 | 2,058 | rounded |
| 2018 | 20 | 1,705 | rounded |
| 2019 | 10 | 2,291 | rounded |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,950 | rounded |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,518 | rounded |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,590 | rounded |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,512 | rounded |
| 2024 | 20 | 1,491 | rounded |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,808 | rounded |
Statistics count the spelling “SULLY” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-07-16 · Retrieved 2026-10-14 · LO-2.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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